Grand Mufti condemns attack on U.S. consulate

The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh, condemned and denounced the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Jeddah on Monday 6th December 2004. In a statement published in the Jeddah-based Al-Madinah newspapers today, Al Al-Sheikh said that attacking the U.S. consulate, throwing explosives, killing and wounding innocent people, and undermining […]

Haram Imaams denounce terrorist attacks

The imams of the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madeenah yesterday denounced recent terrorist attacks in the Kingdom and said the terrorists were playing in the hands of Islam’s enemies. “Our hearts tremble… from these criminal acts in Riyadh, from what followed in Yanbu… because they claimed sacred lives,” said Dr. Osama Khayyat, an […]

Makkah Imaam takes US to task on Iraq

The imam at the Grand Mosque in Makkah yesterday lambasted the United States and its allies in Iraq for double-speak. “Although they claim they are the advocates of reform and freedom, they are in fact the forces of destruction and devastation,” Sheikh Saud Al-Shuraim said in an apparent reference to the US-led occupation forces in […]